Tangi Miller
Tangi Miller | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Actress, Model, Dancer, Director, Producer |
Years active | 1996–present |
Tangi Miller (born February 28, 1970)
Early life
Miller was born and raised in
Miller realized she spent all of her free time acting, so after graduation she pursued that at Alabama State. She earned a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of California, Irvine.[2] She studied at the Royal National Theatre in London, as well as at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.[2]
Acting
After appearing on the
Miller played the lead role in BET movie Playing with Fire, starring opposite Vanessa Estelle Williams.[10] She appeared alongside Mekhi Phifer in the independent film The Other Brother (2002).[11] She was the wife of MC Hammer, Stephanie, in the 2001 VH1 film Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story.[12] Miller was the lead in Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood[1] and played Donna in Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (2006).[13]
She portrayed the daughter of Claudette Wyms (CCH Pounder) on The Shield in 2002.[14] In 2005, she earned her second NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for acting in sci-fi film Phantom Force.[1] Miller appeared in guest roles on crime dramas The District (2003)[15] and The Division (2004), as well as an appearance on sitcom Half & Half (2005), her latest acting role on television to date.[8]
Following her role in Madea's Family Reunion, Miller has chiefly acted in independent films, including Hurricane in the Rose Garden,[1] Guardian of Eden, Hollywood Chaos and Diva Diaries.[8]
Producer and director
Miller produced the Ghanaian film Police Officer 3 and the 2008 film After School.[1] She produced her third film Love & Other 4 Letter Words in April 2006.[4]
Miller's directorial debut was in 2017, for the film Diva Diaries — in which she also was producer and co-star.[16] The film was first shown at the Pan African Film Festival in 2017.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Rhinos | - | |
2000 | Playing with Fire | Camille Roberts | TV movie |
2001 | Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story | Stephanie | TV movie |
2002 | The Other Brother | Paula | |
2003 | Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood | Emily Woodrow | Video |
2004 | Phantom Force | Leanne Potts | TV movie |
Forever Is a Long, Long Time | Rochelle | Short | |
2006 | Madea's Family Reunion | Donna | |
2007 | Love... & Other 4 Letter Words | Stormy La Rue | |
2008 | After School | Shonda | |
2009 | Hurricane in the Rose Garden | Sade | Video |
2010 | Drones | Miryam | |
My Girlfriend's Back | Nicki Russell | ||
2011 | Fanaddict | Cheli Dayton | |
2012 | Guardian of Eden | Kimmy | |
The Good Life | Marianne Vandelay | ||
2013 | The Love Section | Jackie Long | |
Hollywood Chaos | Camille Leone | ||
2014 | Blood Lines | Grace | |
2015 | 72 Hours | Monique | |
2016 | Diva Diaries | Sophia | |
2017 | Boxing Day: A Day After Christmas | Sophia Etim | |
2020 | Leroy | Toni | |
2021 | Entanglement | Cheryl | |
2022 | Black and White | - |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Arli$$
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- | Episode: "His Name Is Arliss Michaels" |
1998–2002 | Felicity | Elena Tyler | Main Cast |
1999 | Cousin Skeeter | - | Episode: "The Volcano" |
2000 | The Amanda Show | - | Episode: "2.16" |
2002 | The Shield | Rebecca Wyms | Episode: "Throwaway" |
Fastlane | Gina | Episode: "Girls Own Juice" | |
The Twilight Zone | Ashley | Episode: " Harsh Mistress "
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Kim Possible | Editor (voice) | Episode: "All the News" | |
2003 | The District | Dyanne | Episode: "Blind Eye" & "In God We Trust" |
2004 | The Division | Deena Bishop | Episode: "Hail, Hail, the Gang's ALl Here" |
Cold Case
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Nora Lincoln | Episode: "The Badlands" | |
2005 | Living With Fran
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Cynthia | Episode: "The Reunion" |
Half & Half | Alana Mitchell | Episode: "The Big Sexism in the City Episode" |
References
- ^ ISBN 9781476691404.
- ^ a b c d Collier, Aldore D. (August 1999), "Hollywood's Hottest Starlets - African American actresses Tangi Miller, Tamala Jones, Elise Neal, and others are discussed", Ebony, retrieved January 19, 2010
- ^ "News". Felicity. TKTV. December 11, 2001. Archived from the original on April 28, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Tangi Miller's Biography". Tangimiller.com. 2006. Archived from the original on January 2, 2006. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
- ^ "Tangi Miller: Hell-Bent on Acting", TeenHollywood.com, January 2, 2002, archived from the original on February 29, 2012, retrieved January 19, 2010
- ISBN 9780810863484.
- ^ "TV Season Kicks Off New Shows Featuring Blacks". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. September 21, 1998. pp. 64−65.
- ^ a b c Schaffstall, Katherine (September 29, 2018). "The Stars of 'Felicity': Where Are They Now?". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ De Leon, Kris (July 1, 2007), "What Are They Up To? Felicity's Tangi Miller", BuddyTV, retrieved January 19, 2010
- The Free-Lance Star. p. D2.
- ISBN 9781557835284.
- ^ "VH1 airs 'Hammer'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 17, 2001. p. D-4.
- ^ "Film Notes". The Hour. July 9, 2005. p. A6.
- ^ "TelevisionBriefs". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. April 12, 2002. p. A10.
- ^ "Saturday Best Bets". The Madison Courier. October 24, 2003.
- ^ "Award-Winning Actress & Producer Tangi Miller Makes Her Directorial Debut at the Pan African Film Festival". BlackNews. February 23, 2017. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
External links
- Official website
- Tangi Miller at IMDb